Overview
- Advances the knowledge of coastal Antarctic ecosystems
- Provides a unique insight into the ecological role of Antarctic silverfish
- Describes the transition of the silverfish from benthic habits to the pelagic realm
Part of the book series: Advances in Polar Ecology (AVPE, volume 3)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Evolution and Adaptations
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Ecology and Life History
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Challenges and Conservation Perspectives
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book encompasses the body of available scientific information on the notothenioid fish Pleuragramma antarctica commonly known as Antarctic silverfish. This plankton-feeder of the intermediate trophic level is the most abundant fish in the coastal regions of high Antarctica, and plays a pivotal ecological role as the main prey of top predators like seals, penguins, whales and Antarctic toothfish. Broad circum-polar distribution, a key role in the Antarctic shelf pelagic ecosystem, and adaptations makes understanding the species’ likely response to environmental change relevant to foresee the potential responses at the local ecosystem level. Additionally, a detailed understanding of the abundance and trophic interactions of such a dominant keystone species is a vital element of informing the development of marine spatial planning and marine protected areas in the Antarctic continental shelf region.
Experts in the field provide here unique insights intothe evolutionary adaptation, eco-physiology, trophic ecology, reproductive and population ecology of the Antarctic silverfish and provide new clues about its vulnerability in facing the challenges of the ongoing environmental changes.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Antarctic Silverfish: a Keystone Species in a Changing Ecosystem
Editors: Marino Vacchi, Eva Pisano, Laura Ghigliotti
Series Title: Advances in Polar Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55893-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55891-2Published: 10 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85774-9Published: 08 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55893-6Published: 03 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2468-5712
Series E-ISSN: 2468-5720
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 314
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Animal Ecology, Environmental Management